The attack on Sunni Muslim politician Muthanna al-Azzawi’s office comes days after a bomb killed another candidate in the November 11 elections for the Shia-majority parliament.
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The gunmen fled after the attack in Yusufiyah, 25 kilometers (16 miles) south of the capital, the source told AFP.
Al-Azzawi is a member of the Baghdad provincial council and belongs to the “Azem Alliance,” a centrist Sunni coalition led by Muthanna al-Samarrai.
The candidate “firmly condemned the cowardly attack,” saying: “These acts will not stop us from continuing to serve our people.”
“The attackers will be punished for their actions sooner or later,” al-Azzawi added on his Facebook page.
A bomb killed fellow Baghdad provincial council member and election candidate Safaa al-Mashhadani on Wednesday when it exploded under his car north of the city.
It also wounded three of his bodyguards.
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